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IB SA 2018-19 - Tier-I Examination, Written Exam of Objective type MCQs, has: a duration of 2 hours, a maximum score of 100 marks and consists of 4 sections, namely - General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical/ Analytical Ability and English Language. The 4 sections are not separately timed. There is a Negative marking in IB SA Tier-I exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates must clear the cut-off in all 3 sections to qualify for the IB SA Tier-II exam. The below sections give detailed information about IB SA Analytical Ability.

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S.No. Name of Test/ Section (not in sequence) Type of test Max. Marks Duration
1 General Awareness Objective 40 2 Hours
2 Quantitative Aptitude Objective 20
3 Logical/ Analytical Ability Objective 20
4 English Language Objective 20

The IB SA Analytical Ability section in the Tier-I, has 20 objective questions of 1 mark each. Below mentioned are the different categories of expected questions in the Tier-I Exam of IB SA Analytical Ability Section.

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Coding and Decoding
1. In a certain code language if the word SPLENDOR is coded as UFNJPHQJ, then how is the word DISASTER coded in that language ?
    A. FRUBUNGJ B. HRUDNPJL C. FRUBNPLH D. HRDLJNLJ E. FRDBNPLH

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Word: S P L E N D O R Pattern: +2 *2 +2 *2 +2 *2 +2 *2 Code: U F N J P H Q J Similarly, the code for DISASTER is FRUBUNGJ.
2. In a certain code language, if the word CERTIFY is coded as BURGIVX, then how is the word ADJACENT coded in that language?
    A. ZWQZXVMG B. GMVXZQWZ C. RMVWYJWH D. GMXVWRVZ E. RMKLPRNG

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Word: C E R T I F Y Pattern: The letters in the word are reversed and then their opposite pairs are given as their codes. Code : B U R G I V X Similarly, the code for ADJACENT is GMVXZQWZ.
Alpha-Numeric Series
Directions: Read the following alphanumeric series carefully and answer the questions given beside.
O 8 F # 4 @ M 2 E Q % R T & 6 Z * N S $ 7 A
Step 1: If a symbol is immediately preceded and followed by a letter then write it between 6 and Z.
Step 2: If a number is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a letter then write it between M and 2.
Note: Step 2 is performed after completion of step 1.
With respect to the sequence after step 2, four of the following five are alike in some way and thus form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
    A. ERM B. ZS6 C. 4M8 D. QT7 E. 6*T

Answer: Option E
Explanation:
From the following explanation it is clear that '6*T' is the odd one out because 'T' is not third to the left of 6 in the sequence after step 2.
Logic: Second element is second to the right of first element; third element is third to the left of first element. Hence option E is correct.
Sequence after step 1: O 8 F # 4 @ M 2 E Q R T & 6 % * Z N S $ 7 A
Sequence after step 2: O 8 F # 4 @ M 7 2 E Q R T & 6 % * Z N S $ A
Directions
Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below.
In a certain coded language,
! means East ? means West & means North / means South
Note: if two symbols are given simultaneously then we will consider both the directions.
For example,
&! means North-East /! means South-East
A man started from point X and moves towards east. After walking for a distance of 20 m, he took a right turn, and walks for 20 m then he took a left turn, and walk for 15 m after that he took a right turn and walked 15 m more. In which direction is the man facing now?
    A. & B. / C. ! D. ? E. None of these

Answer: Option B
Explanation: By looking at the figure we made with using the information we get from the question it is clear that the man is walking in the South i.e. / direction.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.
Data Sufficiency
Directions: In each of the following questions, a question is followed by two statements numbered I and II. Read both the statements and answer accordingly.
How is I related to V? Statement I: G is son of H. J is brother of G. U is daughter of I. V is son of D who is married to G Statement II: E who is married to J, is mother of N. U is sister of J
    A. If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question. B. If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question. C. If the data either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. D. If the data given in both I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question. E. If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
From both the statements it is not clear that I is either Grandfather or Grandmother of V.
Coded Inequalities
Directions: In the following questions, the symbols #, %, @, $, & are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.
P#Q means P is not greater than Q. P%Q means P is not smaller than Q. P@Q means P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q. P$Q means P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q. P&Q means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q.
Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the four conclusions I, II, II and IV given below them is / are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
Statement: U@V, V*W, W%Z
Conclusions: I. Z@U II. W&U III. Z#V
    A. Only I is true B. Only II is true C. Only III is true D. All are true E. None of these

Answer: Option C
Explanation: From the statement, U is greater than V and W. W is either greater than or equal to Z. So Z and W is less than U and V is either greater than or equal to Z because V is equal to W.
Seating Arrangement:
Directions (1-3): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight persons Nainika, Virat, Vani, Vaibhav, Nakul, Viji, Namith and Nareshare sitting around a square table, four of them facing towards centre while four of them facing outside but not necessarily in the same order. Vaibhav sits
fourth to right of Naresh. Vani is sitting immediate right of Vaibhav. Only one person sits between Namith and Vaibhav and both are facing same directions. Namith sits fourth to the right of Viji, whodoesn’t sits in middle of the table. Viji is not a neighbour of Naresh and faces towards the centre. Vani sits adjacent to Namith, who faces opposite direction of Vani. Nakul is to the immediate left of Vaibhav. Virat faces opposite direction of Vani and sits second to the left of Vani. Nakul is sitting second to left of Nainika, who faces same direction as Viji.
1. Who among the following persons faces the centre of the table?
    A. Naresh B. Virat C. Nakul D. Vaibhav E. None of these

Answer: Option (A)
Explanation: Naresh is facing the centre of the table among the given people.
2. Who is sitting immediate right of Naresh?
    A. Nainika B. Virat C. Vani D. Nakul E. None of these

Answer: Option (B)
Explanation: Virat sits immediate right of Naresh.
3. Four of the following five are form a group in some way, find out the odd one?
    A. Nainika B. Vani C. Viji D. Nakul E. Virat

Answer: Option (C)
Explanation: Except Viji, all given persons are sitting in the middle of the table.
Blood Relation:
Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the below given questions.
P ÷ Q means P is son of Q P × Q means P is sister of Q P + Q means P is brother of Q P – Q means P is mother of Q
In expression S ÷ Q – T × R, what is the relation of R with S?
    A. Sister B. Mother C. Son D. Daughter E. Can’t be determined

Answer: Option E
Input Output:
Direction: Study of the following information carefully & answer the given question.
When an input is given to the word & number arrangement machine, it follows a particular rule in each step & rearranges the given input in the desired form. An example of input arrangement system is given below.
    Input – sum 28 have 19 96 48 luck nice 78 rope.
    Step I. have sum 28 19 48 luck nice 78 rope 96.
    Step II. Luck have sum 28 19 48 nice rope 96 78.
    Step III. Nice luck has sum 28 19 ropes 96 78 48.
    Step IV. Rope nice luck have sum 19 96 78 48 28.
    Step V. Sum rope nice luck have 96 78 48 28 19.
    Step V is the last step of this rearrangement system of given input.

Following the rules followed in above steps, find the appropriate step for the following inputs given in each question.
Input: 49 last zen 16 82 yet can vast 33 aim 87 54.
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
    A. IV B. V C. VI D. VII E. None of these

Answer: Option C
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